화려한 휴가 (Hwa-ryeo-han Hyoo-ga)

Min-woo leads a relatively peaceful life with his younger brother – until the day the soldiers go on the rampage against the citizens. The citizens form a militia determined to protect their loved ones, and Min-woo finds himself in the middle of it all.

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[HanCinema's Film Review] "May 18" + DVD Giveaway2016/01/30
Jin-woo (played by Lee Joon-gi) is a high school student in Gwangju, circa 1980. Sin-ae (played by Lee Yo-won) is a local nurse who goes to his church. Min-woo (played by Kim Sang-kyung) is his older working brother. Heung-soo (played by Ahn Sung-ki) is her father, a former military officer. They all live fairly normal lives. But a meeting with history ruptures this destiny, as a military crackdown provokes a full-scale resistance movement lasting for a full week,...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "May 18" + DVD Giveaway2016/01/30
Jin-woo (played by Lee Joon-gi) is a high school student in Gwangju, circa 1980. Sin-ae (played by Lee Yo-won) is a local nurse who goes to his church. Min-woo (played by Kim Sang-kyung) is his older working brother. Heung-soo (played by Ahn Sung-ki) is her father, a former military officer. They all live fairly normal lives. But a meeting with history ruptures this destiny, as a military crackdown provokes a full-scale resistance movement lasting for a full week,...More

Korea's most anticipated films of 20122012/02/10, SourceWith the start of the new year, the Korean film industry looks to its brightest prospects. Kang Byung-jin profiles eight highly anticipated films of 2012.
"The Fortune Tellers"In production. Directed by Sin Jeong-won. Starring Kim Soo-ro, Lee Je-hoon, Kang Ye-won. Produced by Dasepo Club, Saram Entertainment. Distributed by N.E.W.Release planned for the first half of 2012.
Korean fortune-tellers not only tell the future, but they also chase away ghosts. The background of "The Fortune Tellers" is Uljinri where a decades-old evil spirit rules. When mysterious accidents and events keep happening without avail, fortune-tellers from all over the country gather to hold a shaman ritual,...More

Sector 7 hits box office record in China2011/12/21, Source
Leading South Korean investor/distributor CJ Entertainment has announced that sci-fi thriller "Sector 7" has become the highest grossing Korean film in China. Released Dec. 6 on approximately 4,000 screens, the sea creature feature took in CNY20 million (US$3.1 million) by Dec. 14.
The film opened at no. 2 in its first week. Amongst foreign film releases, it was no. 1 at the box office. Released in China with the title "Shen Hai Zhi Zhan", the film is the first large-scale 3D film from Korea to open in the country,...More

'Sector 7': groundbreaking tech, groundless drama2011/07/28, Source
Actress Ha Ji-won, center, in a scene from "Sector 7". Korea's first 3D IMAX creature feature opens in theaters on Aug. 4. / Courtesy of CJ E&M Pictures
By Lee Hyo-won
The late legendary producer Samuel Goldwyn once said that Hollywood filmmakers "remain little more than glassblowers, huffing and puffing and blowing up slender ideas - their own or others - into some sort of shape for the screen. What has happened to fresh, honest, vital, original writing for the screen?",...More

No Secret Ingredient for Success, Says Sunny Director Kang2011/07/25, SourceKang Hyeong-cheol has set a new record in the domestic film industry as the first Korean director to make two films that have each attracted audiences of more than 7 million.
Kang's latest film "Sunny - 2010" lured 7.08 million viewers as of Sunday to rank 11th in cinema attendance among all Korean films, while his debut work "Scandal Makers" (2008) attracted 8.31 million to become the 8th most popular Korean film,...More

Sunny draws 7 million viewers2011/07/20, Source
The 1980s retro drama "Sunny - 2010" drew more than 7 million viewers as of Tuesday, according to the film's distributor Showbox/Mediaplex, since opening in theaters 11 weeks ago on May 4.
The movie, directed by Kang Hyeong-cheol, is the 12th local franchise to attract such numbers since "May 18" drew in 7.3 million viewers in 2007,...More

3D film out to compete with Hollywood2011/07/07, Source
From left, actors Ahn Sung-ki, Ha Ji-won, Oh Ji-ho, Song Sae-byeok and Park Chul-min appear in a scene from the upcoming 3D monster movie "Sector 7". / Courtesy of CJ E&M
By Lee Hyo-won
Makers of the 3D action film "Sector 7", of which distribution rights have already been sold to 46 countries, call it a ruthless venture that is out to compete with Hollywood.
"It's not about trying to catch up with post-'Avatar' Hollywood but trying to compete with it, and someone has to keep on trying", director Kim Ji-hoon, who has helmed action-packed works such as "May 18", told the press in Seoul, Thursday,...More

Movie Audience Falls in August 2008/09/04, SourceA lack of summer blockbusters has apparently driven down the number of moviegoers for the month of August, traditionally a month registering strong box office figures. Korea's multiplex movie theater chain CJ CGV announced Thursday that less than 17 million people nationwide went to see a movie in A,...More

Moviegoers in their 30s wield box-office power2008/01/17, SourceThirty-somethings have not traditionally been major players in the Korean film industry. The driving force in terms of box-office demographics has always been those in their 20s. But this has been changing in recent months, and film promoters are taking notice.

In conclusion, the interrelationship is inverse proportion according to the trend in 2007 box-office success in Korean film industry. Among the 100 movies released this year, only 4 movies had more than,...More

Korean Films Recover at the Box Office2007/09/19, SourceKorean cinema is showing signs of recovery in the domestic market after a slow first half of 2007. Korea's leading cinema chain CGV announced that last month August recorded the highest monthly cinema attendance number, mainly because of the Korean films,...More

According to box office statistics, the films "May 18" and "D-War" have made the strong,...More

Korean Films Dominate Local Box Office2007/08/21, SourceThe first half of this year saw some furrowed brows in Korea's film industry, but the summer is looking better with some Korean productions doing well at the box office.
The crowd pleasers include a mix of sci-fi, drama, and comedy.
Kim Youngwon has this story.
There seems to be no shortage of ho,...More

Films "D-War" and "May 18" Enjoy Popularity2007/08/07, SourceIt's been quite a different story for the domestic film industry in the first half.
But lately, two Korean productions have been bringing back the crowds.
One is a drama based on a tragic pro-democracy movement, and the other is a fantasy tale about a monster.
Son Heekyung has more.
The struggli,...More

"May 18" demonstrates the power of cinema as it halts the inevitable passage of time with its clutch on the i,...More

Lee Yo-won Conjures the Spirits of May 182007/07/25, SourceIt's May 27th, 1980, and the armed civilians of Gwangju are preparing for their final stand. A young woman on a truck pleads through a loudspeaker. "The soldiers are coming. Please, help us". Together,...More

Market Share Recovers After March Dip2007/04/19, SourceMarch, a slow month for ticket sales generally in Korea, marked one of the weakest months for Korean box office share since December of 2004. The domestic market share dropped to 21.6% last month, raising concerns in the wake of last year's reduction of the Screen Quota system which guarantees scre,...More

what a truly awful movie. i sat down
hoping to see an honest representation
of the gwangju massacre and what i got
was 2 hours of ridiculously overwrought
melodrama about unrealistic characters
with laughably unbelievable
personalities. not to mention tha

May 18 (화려한 휴가)

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